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llm-echo 0.5a0 adds thinking-block simulation for LLM 0.32a0 testing
Simon Willison shipped version 0.5a0 of llm-echo, a plugin that registers a fake "echo" model inside the LLM CLI tool. The model performs no inference — it simp
MetInfo CMS Flaw CVE-2026-29014 Under Active Exploitation for Unauthenticated RCE
A critical PHP code injection vulnerability in MetInfo CMS versions 7.9 through 8.1, tracked as CVE-2026-29014 with a CVSS score of 9.8, is being actively explo
Middle East cyber conflict expands, with UAE emerging as a primary target
Cyber operations across the Middle East are widening in scope, and the UAE is taking a disproportionate share of the activity. The shift reflects the country's
Musk's lawyers grill OpenAI's Brockman over diary entries revealing profit motives
OpenAI president Greg Brockman took the stand in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, where Musk's attorney Steven Molo forced him to read aloud personal journal
OAuth Tokens Are the Unwatched Back Door: Drift Breach Shows the Cost
OAuth grants issued to AI tools, automation platforms, and productivity apps don't expire, don't reset when passwords change, and rarely sit under any centraliz
Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over chatbot posing as licensed psychiatrist
Pennsylvania's Department of State and Board of Medicine have sued Character.AI, alleging the platform hosts chatbot characters that impersonate licensed medica
Quasar Linux implant hunts developer credentials with eBPF rootkit and PAM backdoors
Trend Micro has documented a previously unseen Linux malware kit, Quasar Linux (QLNX), built specifically to compromise developer and DevOps workstations intera
RFK Jr. targets SSRI prescribing with debunked heroin-comparison claims
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. used a Make America Healthy Again Institute event to announce federal initiatives aimed at reducing antidepressant prescr
ShinyHunters claims 280M-record theft from Instructure Canvas across 8,800 institutions
The ShinyHunters extortion crew is taking credit for last week's Instructure breach, claiming exfiltration of roughly 280 million records spanning students, tea
ShinyHunters' Vishing Spree Shows Social Engineering Still Beats Tech Defenses
Troy Hunt's latest weekly update zeroes in on ShinyHunters, a loose crew of young threat actors punching well above their weight against major brands. Their acc
Star Labs StarFighter 16: Linux laptop with removable webcam, kill switch, open firmware
Star Labs has unveiled the StarFighter 16, a 16-inch Linux performance laptop targeting privacy-conscious technical users. Configurations span Intel Core Ultra
Taiwan student halts high-speed trains by spoofing 19-year-old TETRA signals
A 23-year-old in Taiwan, identified by his surname Lin, brought four Taiwan High Speed Rail trains to an emergency stop for 48 minutes on April 5 by transmittin